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Haven'a'gul Time 0 cards, 19 sideboard 13 {Swamp} 1 {Island} 2 {Ancient Ziggurat} 1 {Arcane Sanctum} 1 {Leechridden Swamp} 1 {Cabal Coffers} 2 {Watery Grave} 1 {Underground Sea} 22 lands 1 {Drogskol Reaver} 1 {Court Hussar} 1 {Magus of the Disk} 1 {Angel of Despair} 4 {Havengul Lich} 2 {Necrotic Ooze} 2 {Priest of Gix} 2 {Perilous Myr} 2 {Solemn Simulacrum} 1 {Bloodline Keeper} 1 {Oona, Queen of the Fae} 1 {Wurmcoil Engine} 1 {Avacyn, Angel of Hope} 1 {Grimgrin, Corpse-Born} 1 {Reya Dawnbringer} 1 {Avatar of Woe} 1 {Rune-Scarred Demon} 1 {Magus of the Coffers} 1 {Pili-Pala} 26 creatures 4 {Buried Alive} 4 {Heartless Summoning} 2 {Dread Return} 1 {Exsanguinate} 1 {Sol Ring} 1 {Entomb} 1 {Zombie Infestation} 1 {Damnation} 1 {Exhume} 1 {Surgical Extraction} 17 other spells Sideboard 1 {Pulsemage Advocate} 1 {Triskelion} 1 {Black Sun's Zenith} 1 {Extirpate} 1 {Cabal Therapy} 1 {Tendrils of Agony} 1 {Breakthrough} 1 {Nevinyrral's Disk} 1 {Reanimate} 1 {Killing Wave} 1 {Putrid Imp} 1 {Sphinx of the Steel Wind} 1 {Blazing Archon} 1 {Gilder Bairn} 1 {Gisela, Blade of Goldnight} 1 {Spellskite} 1 {Hex Parasite} 1 {Myr Superion} 1 {Cinderhaze Wretch} 19 sideboard cards

Hey y'all!  Let's start be qualifying that I AM aware that this is over 60 cards and move forward.  ;)

This deck is for my group format, which runs a little slower than other formats, so I can get away with ~22 land in a 65 card deck.

So, I finally got around to slapping together a {Havengul Lich}, {Heartless Summoning} build of my own.  One thing that I am pleased about with this deck is the versatility of it.  I really like decks with tutoring and a toolbox of one-ofs because my meta is pretty diverse and I like to be able to show different modes of attack and defense.  There are a number of embedded combos within the deck, and {Buried Alive} can set them up for either the lich or {Necrotic Ooze}.

{Havenul Lich} + {Heartless Summoning} + {Priest of Gix} for unlimited black mana.
{Havenul Lich} + {Heartless Summoning} + {Perilous Myr} for (1): 2 damage.
{Havenul Lich} + {Heartless Summoning}x2 + {Solemn Simulacrum} for (1): Draw a card, then search your library for a basic land and put it in to play.
{Necrotic Ooze} + {Bloodline Keeper}&{Grimgrin, Corpse-Born} in the gy for unlimited +1/+1 counters on the ooze.
{Necrotic Ooze} + at least 2 {Swamp}s + {Magus of the Coffers}&{Pili-Pala} + in the gy for unlimited mana in any color.
And so on, and so forth.  I added the {Ancient Ziggurat} so that I have a chance to activate abilities of my enemies dead creatures with the Ooze, and cast their creatures with the Lich.  Or to cast some of my own off-color creatures if my liches get {Extirpate}d.  >:(

I have too many things I want to put in this deck as it is, but of course I am always open to your ideas and love to hear them.

I'll let you know how this runs.  (And yes, if I had a Snappy, he'd be in here.)

Cheers!

All I could think about was "god dang {Snapcaster Mage} need to be in this deck".

Edit:
Also, I wonder if chain casting {Vexing Devil} might make him worth it. Maybe {Cloudshift} to benefit from some of these "enters the battlefield" abilities. And as always, {Phantasmal Image} for his super flexibility, cheap copy effect, legendary creature killing.

I bet your playgroup is a lot of fun, lots of Johnny combo things going on.

Which edition {Underground Sea} do you have? I just finished my {Tundras}. 3 revised and 1 beta (in horrid condition).

This is a neat deck! I always like your deck posts because they are different, and a lot of times focus on some odd specific mechanic. I have a few suggestions. Don't know if I am right but hey, w/e.

What do you think of {Sage of Epityr} instead of {Court Hussar}? If games are a bit slower, then not drawing a card but having more forsee may be better. And since there is only one courter in the deck, the vigalence wouldn't be of much good since you would hard cast it late game anyways. He isn't that great of a target for {Burried Alive} also. And he has no ETB/Dying effects. And you sac him if you didn't spend white mana. And if you have 1 or 2 {Heartless Summoning} out he will be so weak. I dun like him!

Also, maybe an {Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth} or two wouldn't hurt. It would certainly help {Cabal Coffers} and {Magus of the Coffers}. Plus it simplifies your mana base a lot. Also, it doesn't enter tapped so you can tap it for B right away just like a normal swamp! Also I dunno if you want a swampwalker. But yeah. I love little urborgie! Also, it may give certain people who like all their lands being swamps an incentive not to kill you for no reason. ;)

Quote from: Dudecore on May 15, 2012, 10:49:19 PM
All I could think about was "god dang {Snapcaster Mage} need to be in this deck".

Edit:
Also, I wonder if chain casting {Vexing Devil} might make him worth it. Maybe {Cloudshift} to benefit from some of these "enters the battlefield" abilities. And as always, {Phantasmal Image} for his super flexibility, cheap copy effect, legendary creature killing.

I bet your playgroup is a lot of fun, lots of Johnny combo things going on.

Which edition {Underground Sea} do you have? I just finished my {Tundras}. 3 revised and 1 beta (in horrid condition).

Ixnay on the {Sexy Devil}ay.  I'm putting it in my {Torpor Orb} deck.  The Image would go really well, assuming there's juice on the field.  Often times there are soooo many sweep effects in our group that the battlefield is empty.  (but the graves are ripe for plucking >:D)

Snappy would be okay, but I don't have to many instants or socercies that I want to repeat.

My sea is Revised.

Quote from: Coffee Vampire on May 15, 2012, 11:48:36 PM
This is a neat deck! I always like your deck posts because they are different, and a lot of times focus on some odd specific mechanic. I have a few suggestions. Don't know if I am right but hey, w/e.

What do you think of {Sage of Epityr} instead of {Court Hussar}? If games are a bit slower, then not drawing a card but having more forsee may be better. And since there is only one courter in the deck, the vigalence wouldn't be of much good since you would hard cast it late game anyways. He isn't that great of a target for {Burried Alive} also. And he has no ETB/Dying effects. And you sac him if you didn't spend white mana. And if you have 1 or 2 {Heartless Summoning} out he will be so weak. I dun like him!

Also, maybe an {Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth} or two wouldn't hurt. It would certainly help {Cabal Coffers} and {Magus of the Coffers}. Plus it simplifies your mana base a lot. Also, it doesn't enter tapped so you can tap it for B right away just like a normal swamp! Also I dunno if you want a swampwalker. But yeah. I love little urborgie! Also, it may give certain people who like all their lands being swamps an incentive not to kill you for no reason. ;)

RE: {Court Hussar}, top deck stacking < card drawing < choosing the best card from the top three and hiding the others.  Now imagine I have {Havengul Lich} and {Heartless Summoning} in play.  Now the Hussar becomes (1)U: pick the best card from the top three and put the other two under your deck.  Basically a repeatable {Ponder}/{Preordain} mix.  I actually WANT him to die so that I can abuse this to dig into my library.

Also, if I owned an Urborg, it would certainly have a home here.  Thanks for the feedback!

I think it needs 1 more {necrotic ooze} it plays do well with most of the creatures in the deck.

Quote from: ChrisRodriguez on May 16, 2012, 01:00:51 AM
I think it needs 1 more {necrotic ooze} it plays do well with most of the creatures in the deck.

I agree. I think I actually have one in another deck that I can steal.  Now, what to swap it with in here...

Quote from: BlackJester on May 16, 2012, 01:24:13 AM

Quote from: ChrisRodriguez on May 16, 2012, 01:00:51 AM
I think it needs 1 more {necrotic ooze} it plays do well with most of the creatures in the deck.

I agree. I think I actually have one in another deck that I can steal.  Now, what to swap it with in here...

Maybe 1 lich or {buried alive}. There the ones you have the most of main board and either 1 can still be affective at 3.